2007年VOA标准英语-Technology Draws Oil Companies to Houston

By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 17 May 2007 High energy prices, coupled with rising demand, are putting pressure on the oil and gas industry worldwide. Many companies are finding and developing new, underwater fields. More than 67,000 representatives o

VOA常速英语2008年-Displaced Iraqis Find Difficult to Return Home

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 April 2008 A new report indicates Iraqi refugees and internally displaced people who have returned home find no relief from the humanitarian crisis they suffered during their exile and displacement. Iraq's Ministry for Displ

VOA标准英语2008年-UNHCR Assists 100,000 Displaced in Kenya

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 January 2008 The UN refugee agency is one of a growing number of international agencies to step up humanitarian assistance to people displaced by the violence that followed the December 27 Presidential election in Kenya. Lis

VOA常速英语2007年-Renewed Fighting in Congo Displaces 25,000

By Noel King Goma 13 November 2007 An estimated 25,000 people on Tuesday fled camps for the displaced in Congo's restive North Kivu province, after fighting erupted between forces loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese army. For

VOA常速英语2007-Displaced Children in Southern Sudan Seek Educat

By Lisa Schlein Juba, Sudan 15 October 2007 Nearly1,000 internally displaced children attend Kuku 'A' primary school in Juba, the capital of southern Sudan. Most of these children have returned with their families from neighboring countries or other

VOA常速英语2008年-Some of Kenya's Displaced Seek to Return to Anc

By Scott Bobb Nairobi 11 February 2008 Aid officials in Kenya are warning that the country faces a serious humanitarian crisis because of the 300,000 people who have been displaced by violence that followed the country's disputed presidential electio

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Security Forces Assume Control for Southe

By Margaret Besheer Irbil 13 July 2006 Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki addresses an audience during a handover ceremony, Thursday, July 13, 2006, in Samawah For the first time, coalition troops have handed over security of one of Iraq's 18 provi

VOA标准英语2010年-Tony Blair's Predecessor Criticizes Hi

John Major says the current inquiry into the war raises some very big, important questions regarding the British government's stated aims for invading Iraq Tom Rivers | London 02 January 2010 Tony Blair, 9 Dec 2009 (file photo) Tony Blair's already t

VOA标准英语2010年-New Ukrainian Leader Faces Weak Public

Aides to Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko say she is planning a legal challenge to Sunday's presidential election results, which showed a victory for former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. In any case, the new president will assume

VOA标准英语2008年-Partisan Attacks and Negative Ads Dominate US E

With less than 50 days to go until Election Day on November 4, the U.S. presidential race between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama appears to be a dead heat. Analysts say the final weeks of the campaign promise to be intense and fill

2006年VOA标准英语-North Koreans in Japan Demand Halt to Sanctions

By Steve Herman Tokyo 09 November 2006 A de facto spokesman in Tokyo for North Korea says Pyongyang now regards Japan as the most hostile nation in the world. The spokesman also says ethnic Koreans affiliated with the North have increasingly been th

VOA标准英语2008年-Berkeley Home to New East Asian Library

By Faiza Elmasry Berkeley, CA 09 June 2008 Over the past century, the University of California at Berkeley has assembled a vast collection of East Asian treasures. Now in their new home on campus, the museum-quality materials are available for stude

VOA标准英语2009年-Arsonists Blamed for 'Mass Murder' in Australia

At least 140 people have died in Australia's worst-ever bushfire disaster. Arsonists, who are thought to have been responsible for some of the devastating outbreaks in the southern state, Victoria, have been accused of mass murder by Australian Prim

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Official Urges Local Economists to Address A

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 15 November 2007 The head of the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa is urging homegrown economists to take the lead in addressing Africa's economic challenges. VOA's Peter Heinlein has details from the opening session o

VOA常速英语2007年-Al-Qaida in North Africa Claims Responsibility

By VOA News 11 December 2007 Al-Qaida's North African wing has claimed responsibility for two deadly car bomb blasts Tuesday outside U.N. offices and a government building in Algeria's capital. Algerian government officials say at least 26 people wer

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Launches Air Strikes on Gaza as Palestin

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 May 2007 Israel has launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks, leaving at least five Palestinian militants dead. At the same time, warring Palestinian factions have called another truce aimed a

2006年VOA标准英语-Blair Launches Mideast Peace Mission

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 10 September 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair are seen during a joint news conference at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem Mr. Blair opened his visit in Jerusa

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Launches Air Strikes as Palestinian Fact

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 May 2007 Israeli Yair Elbaz reacts after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a house he owns and rents to students in the southern Israeli town of Sderot, 18 May 2007 Israel has launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip

VOA标准英语2008年-Legendary Oil Man T Boone Pickens Promotes Wind

He made his fortune in oil, but energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens has now embarked on a national public relations campaign to move the country away from oil and towards a renewable energy future. But, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston, many ene

VOA常速英语2008年-South African Art Fetches Top Prices at Auction

By Catherine Drew London 04 February 2008 The international auction house Bonhams has held a sale of South African art in London that achieved record prices for a number of works. The auction house says this marks a coming of age for South African ar